| Type ofgoverning document | |
|---|---|
| TheGroup'sgoverning documentsarethoseof theTheScout | |
| Association. Theyconsistof aRoyal Charter,whichinturn gives | |
| authority totheBye Laws of theAssociationandThePolicy, | |
| Organisation andRules ofTheScoutAssociation. | |
| (e.9.trust deed,constitution) | |
| Howthe charityis constituted | The Groupisatrust established under itsruleswhichare |
| common toallScouts. | |
| (e.9.trust, association, company) | |
| Trusteeselectionmethods | The Trustees areappointedinaccordance with thePolicy, |
| (e.9,appointedby,electedby) | OrganisationandRules ofTheScout Association. |
| Additional governance issues (optional informationbutencouragedas best practice) | |
| You maychoose toincludeadditional | The up ismanagedbytheGroupTrusteeB e |
| information,whererelevant, about: | members ofwhicharethe'CharityTrustees'oftheScout Group |
| hich is aneducationalcharity.As charity trustees theyare | |
| responsible for complyingwith legislation applicable tocharities | |
| is includesthe registration, keeping proper accountsand | |
| makingreturnsto the Charity Commissionas appropriate. | |
| TrusteeBoardconsistsoftheChair,Treasurer and6 | |
| Policiesandproceduresadoptedfor: | (including 2Ex OfficioTrustees,and2co-opted |
| and meetsevery 3 months. | |
| a)theinduction andtrainingoftrustees;b) | |
| trustee' consideration of major risks andthe systems andproceduresto manage them |
Members ofthe TrusteeBoardcompleteBeing a Scouts Trustee learning withinthe first 6monthsofjoiningtheBoard. |
| is GroupTrusteeBoard existsto makesurethe charityiswell- | |
| naged, risks areassessed and mitigated,buildings and | |
| arein goodworkingorder, andeveryone followslegal | |
| rementsand the organisation'spoliciesandrules.Their | |
| port helpsother volunteers run high-quality andsafe | |
| rogrammesthatgivesyoung peopleskillsforlife |
| Summaryoftheobjects ofthe charityset out in itsgoverning document |
Summaryoftheobjects ofthe charityset out in itsgoverning document |
ThePurposeofScouting Scoutingexiststo actively engage and support young peoplein their personaldevelopment, |
ThePurposeofScouting Scoutingexiststo actively engage and support young peoplein their personaldevelopment, |
|---|---|---|---|
| empowering them tomake a positivecontribution to society | |||
| The Valuesof Scouting | |||
| AsScoutsweareguidedby these values: | |||
| Integrity-Weactwithintegrity;we arehonest,trustworthyand | |||
| loyal. | |||
| Respect-Wehaveself-respect andrespectforothers. | |||
| Care-We support othersandtake careof theworldinwhich we | |||
| live. | |||
| Belief-We exploreourfaiths,beliefsandattitudes. | |||
| Co-operation-Wemakeapositive difference,we co-operate | |||
| others andmakefriends | |||
| TheScoutMethod | |||
| Scoutingtakesplacewhen young people,in partnershipwith | |||
| adults,work togetherbased on the | |||
| values of Scoutingand: | |||
| enjoywhat theyaredoing andhave fun | |||
| takepartinactivities indoorsandoutdoors | |||
| learnby doing | |||
| shareinspiritualreflection | |||
| take responsibility andmake choices | |||
| undertakenewand challengingactivities | |||
| makeand livebytheirPromise. | |||
| Summaryofthe | mainactivitiesin relation to | ||
| these objects | |||
| We provide program activitiesonaweeklybasisaligned | tothe | ||
| badge programsetoutbyTheScoutAssociation. Additionallywe | |||
| providecamping opportunities foreach ofthe sectionsas | wellas | ||
| otheroff sitevisits.We endeavourtogetthe youngpeople to | |||
| attain thetopawards fortheir sectionaswell asdeveloping | |||
| social and independentskills. | |||
| Additional detailsofthe objectives and activities (optional informationbutencouraged as bestpractice) | |||
| Youmaychoosetoincludefurthe | |||
| statements,where relevant,about: | |||
| "policy ongrantmaking; | |||
| .contribution madebyvolunteers; | |||
| .policyoninvestments. | |||
| Public benefitstatement | The GroupmeetstheChar¡ty Comm¡ssion'spublicbenefit | ||
| criteria underboththe advancementofeducationand the | |||
| advancementofcitizenshiporcommunity development | |||
| headinqs. | |||
| Summaryofthemainachievements of | yearswe manag SU |
costs | |
| the charity duringthe | downand subsidisesome ofthe campsandoff-siteactivities. | ||
| are still carryingasmallsurpluss Ê9Kinthebankwhichwill | |||
| ensurewe canmaintainthepremisesandlandalongside | |||
| coveringour annual outgoings.We are quitefortunateinthat we | |||
| havearegularweeklyhire andother smallerhiresthroughout | |||
| year. Weclosed abeaver sectionatoursatellite groupdue |
| Briefstatementofthe charity's policyon | |
|---|---|
| reserves | ReservesPolicy |
| The Group's policyonreserves istohold sufficientresources | |
| continuethe charitable activitiesofthe group shouldincome | |
| fundraising activitiesfallshort. Trustee Board considers that | |
| group should hold a sum equivalentto12monthsrunning | |
| circaf4K | |
| group held Ê5K abovetheannual running costs.This | |
| explainedbytheremaining grant fundingwereceiveddu | |
| (CovidGrant)andtheregularweekly rentalincome | |
| reservefunds aretobeusedtomaintainthebuilding | |
| Quantifyandexplain any designations | land |
| Details of anyfunds materiallyindeficit | None |
| (circumstancesplus stepsto eliminate) | |
| Furtherfinancial review details (optionalinformation) | |
| Youmaychooseto include additional | |
| information,where relevant,about: | nvestment Policy (Specimen1) |
| .the charity's principal sources of | |
| (including any fundraising); | |
| Group's lncome and Expenditureisadequatealthough | |
| to investinlonger-term investments suchas stocks | |
| shares.The Grouphastherefore adopted a lowriskstrategy | |
| the investment ofits funds. All fundsareheld incashusing | |
| only mainstreambanksorbuildingsocietiesorThe Scout | |
| Association'sShort TermlnvestmentService. | |
| .howexpenditure has suppoftedthe | |
| objectivesofthecharity; | TheGroupTrusteeBoardregularlymonitorsthelevelsofbank |
| balances andthe interest ratesreceivedtoensurethegroup | |
| obtains maximum value andincomefromits banking | |
| arrangements.Occasionallythismayinvolveusing anaccount | |
| thatrequiresa period of noticebeforefundsmay be withdrawn, | |
| beforedoingsotheGroupTrusteeBoardconsiders thecash | |
| requirements. | |
| "investment policy andobjectives; | |
| Investment Policy (Specimen2) | |
| The Groupdoesnothavesufficient fundstoinvest in longer | |
| investments.TheGrouphastherefore adoptedarisk | |
| strategy to the investment of itsfunds.All funds are held incas | |
| usingonly mainstream banks orbuilding societies. |
| Signature(s) | ||||
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| Full name(s) | (Al¿ou uvt.(tit-si¡t^/tú1tj | |||
| Position(eg | Secretary, Chair) Date |
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2023-2024
8th Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) Scout Group Registered Charity 524821
| Bank Transfer | 1,500.00 |
|---|---|
| Donaton | 880.12 |
| Events | 0.00 |
| Events - Beavers | 2,210.00 |
| Events - Cubs | 2,073.00 |
| Events - Explorers | 605.00 |
| Events - Scouts | 2,355.00 |
| Fundraising | 180.35 |
| Gif Aid | 2,707.71 |
| Membership fee - explorers | 560.00 |
| Membership Fees | 12,667.00 |
| Rent | 5,299.00 |
| Uniform | 42.40 |
| Utlites | 11.46 |
| Expense | |
| Actvity Equipment | 1,075.32 |
| Admin | 603.44 |
| Badges | 429.83 |
| Bank Fees | 654.81 |
| Bank Transfer | 1,500.00 |
| Camping Equipment | 115.48 |
| Events | 1,701.00 |
| Events - Beavers | 1,058.37 |
| Events - Cubs | 5,649.15 |
| Events - Explorers | 1,523.99 |
| Events - Scouts | 1,348.00 |
| Insurance | 3,168.73 |
| Membership Costs | 6,720.57 |
| OSM | 189.89 |
| Remembrance Wreath | 55.00 |
| Uniform | 0.00 |
| Utlites | 1,808.82 |
| Venue Maintenance | 3,603.59 |
| Website | 248.48 |
| Account balances | |
| 8th Wakefeld (Horbury Bridge) | 1,956.92 |
| NatWest | 7,184.06 |
| Summary | |
| Account balance brought forward | 9,504.41 |
| Total income | 31,091.04 |
| Total expenditure | 31,454.47 |
| Net income | -363.43 |
| Account balance carried forward | 9,140.98 |
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| 8th Wakefeld (Horbury Bridge) Scout Group | |
| Registered Charity 524821 | |
| Statement of assets and liabilites 2024 | |
| Cash Funds Current account | 9140.98 |
| Non monetary assets for groups main use | |
| Land | 20,000 |
| Building | 212,122 |
| Total | 241,262.98 |
INTERNALPUBLIC
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) Scout Council
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: James Humbles BSc (Hons), CISA, CRISC
Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): ISACA
Address: 9 Stannard Well Lane, Horbury, WF4 6BW
Date: 4[th] July 2024